hole with light shining through. ate the green part but left thin tissue behind. thin enough to see light.

more holes up and down leaf.

i inspected the leaf during daylight did not find anything. but as evening fell i found a 1 x 1/8" caterpillar. which i immediately squished... should have taken a pic. it was a black smooth skinned worm with a yellow stripe down the length of each side w/an orange head. after doing some research, this is the only creature i found, but it does not inhabit our area?

http://www.discoverlife.org/mp.... any other suggestions on species? especially to attack irises. how dare they. i've never had a catterpillar prob. before? anyone else? other than more spraying.... i just had the bug guy come to spray for ants and spiders.

and now my little pooch is acting a little strangely w/tummy issues. having a few accidents in the house which is Not like her. ( not so fun cleaning the meses on the carpeting. luckily having tat replaced on friday.). so i am reluctant to spray more chemical stuff for her to sniff....terriers are nosey. ( pun intended)

got the sawsall out to take care of the worms if needed! actually having some workers installing tile today in all the bathrooms and laundry.

Here's a link to read: The "BT" should be available locally, in nurseries or garden centers, or, there are many on-line vendors . It won't bother your pooch...or you, but, any kind of caterpillar will be dead meat !

thx arlyn i have used bacillus thurengenisis (sp?) before, but a lot of nurseries around here don't carry it because of it's short shelf life. but, i'll look online. maybe they'll have something premixed i can just shoot and squirt

i was lookin' for something as they say in hawaii as "ma- ke, die, dead". the first word is hawaiian for dead or die......i know it's redundant but its the same thing that is emphasized with gusto! want that caterpillar gone!